‘Mismatches’ the reason why Munster's third-level teams get the boot

Mismatches have been held up as the reason behind the decision to remove the third level teams from next month’s pre-season competitions in Munster.

As revealed by the Irish Examiner last month, there had been a strong possibility the colleges and universities would be dropped following a meeting of county managers in Limerick last month.

“We brought in the managers about four weeks ago and the decision was unanimous,” confirmed Munster chairman Robert Frost. “They felt the thing has gone flat and there have been a lot of mismatches. We’ll review it after 12 months and see how it goes.”